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Windows 7 is now officially… ‘Windows 7’

Saeed — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:08:25 +0000

It has been recently confirmed by Microsoft that the upcoming version of Windows will now officially be called as ‘Windows 7’.

This was revealed by Mike Nash, Corporate Vice President, Windows Product Management in a blog post at the Windows Vista Blog. For as far as we know, this is final deal and perhaps its the first time ever a Windows release has been officially named after its codename.

This is what Mike had to say.

…since we began development of the next version of the Windows client operating system we have been referring to it by a codename, “Windows 7.” But now is a good time to announce that we’ve decided to officially call the next version of Windows, “Windows 7”…

More details on Windows 7 will be revealed and discussed at PDC 2008, where supposedly Microsoft’s new Windows Cloud OS is to be announced too.

According to Mike, Microsoft selected ‘Windows 7’ as its official name because of of its simplicity and the fact that it is the seventh release of Windows.

Windows 7 will basically be ‘Vista on steroids’ or more simply a more evolved version of Windows Vista with new applications, refinements and technology. A pre-beta developer-only release is to be shared with the attendees of both PDC and WinHEC.

Original post at: Windows 7 is now Officially… ‘Windows 7’

Opera 9.6 is officially out

Saeed — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:00:44 +0000

As the browser-competition heat grows with the launch of Google Chrome, Google’s Free and open-source web browser, other browsers like Opera and Firefox have already started planning strategies to out-throw Chrome in any possible way they can.

Today! Opera declared its war against Chrome by releasing the new Opera 9.6 which promises some unique new features and capabilities for the Opera cult.

It follows the same old black-luster design which was recently introduced in Opera 9.5 but with certain new features.

Features

Here go some of all the unique new features in Opera 9.6.

Opera Link – Synchronize custom searches and browser history across PCs and devices.
Feed Preview – Preview feeds in a clean layout even before subscribing to them.
Speed Enhancement – Its better and its faster.
Low Bandwidth Mode – For the low-end users, it provides them a faster email access.
Follow Thread – Keep a track of all your conversations and discussions on the web.

Legendary Opera features such as Speed Dial, Browser sessions, Notes etc are already there to make your browsing experience even more interesting.

As always, it is free and is available for download for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Get Opera 9.6

Original review at Download Opera 9.6! Its Official and its Out

Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 is out

Saeed — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:24:17 +0000

After months of beta testing, Yahoo! has officially released the final version of Yahoo! Messenger 9.0, which means no more betas!

Just after a week after Microsoft released Windows Live Messenger 9.0, Yahoo releases its popular IM for Windows XP and Vista, and comes packed with many new features including the new and improved user-interface.

The most interesting feature that I would like to mention first is the Pingbox, a new application that you can embed into your blog, website or social network page where visitors can IM you anonymously (or they can identify themselves) and you can also reply them back without revealing your Yahoo! ID.

Features:

Three new skins
Smaller, original emoticons
Ignore list bug fixed
Embed YouTube videos, Flickr images
Six new emoticons
Import Contacts wizard
Yahoo! Updates (similar to WLM personal message)
Share files and photos up to 2GB in size
Yahoo! Games are back!

There are lots of other features that Yahoo! Messenger fans would like in it. I’d recommend everyone to update their Yahoo Messenger to the latest version and have a treat with its new features.

Download Yahoo! Messenger 9.0

Original review at: Download Yahoo Messenger 9.0

5 killer Firefox tips that you should know

Saeed — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:09:36 +0000

So you think you’re Firefox savvy? Are you using the browser’s capability to the fullest? Read on and see if you are already doing the tips below.

1. Using Control-H (hold control then type H) shows the current profile’s browsing history. The tab should appear on the left part of your browser:

The history panel has many use but the best would be to recover a forgotten URL you visited a few days ago.

2. Using Control-T opens a new Tab. Instead of opening a new Firefox window, you should use Tabs as much as possible. Firefox eats a lot of resources like RAM and CPU (not to mention the screen) so maintaining a single Firefox window with multiple tabs is better than opening several Firefox windows. You can close a tab using Control-W

3. Using Control-B opens up the Bookmarks toolbar on the left part of the window.

I also use the Bookmarks toolbar a lot. I drag the URL of the website from the address bar to a folder in the Bookmarks toolbar to instantly bookmark the page:

Pressing Control-D also lets you bookmark the page but it will still ask you which folder you want to put it. It is practical to create folders to categorize and organize your bookmarks. Do not put everything on a single folder unless you are prepared to untangle them in the future.

4. Use the Error Console to find out code mistakes or probable future errors on a website. The shortcut is three buttons: Control-Shift-J

The categories of all types of messages are helpful. You can also evaluate a line of code using this tool. This is very helpful for web developers. I use it a lot to debug my Javascript and CSS codes.

5. Use Control-J to access the download history. Sometimes we forget where we saved our downloaded files. If you forgot where you saved the downloaded file, use the downloads window to access it – do not re-download the file because that will be un-savvy. You can also resume paused downloads here. Clear the list every time or so depending on your need.

Do you know more Firefox tips? Post your killer tips here in the comments section!

Source: Online Tech Tips

Google Chrome Browser

Saeed — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:50:42 +0000

And so it seems that a new browser war is inevitable. Yes, Google enters the browser arena with Google Chrome. Google has released their open-source web browser named Chrome today.

Built upon Webkit, the same rendering engine as Safari, and with some features from Firefox, Google Chrome poses as a serious competitor to current browsers. Still in beta, some of its eye-catching features include:

Instant access to your favourites
Suggestions for web pates and searches in the address bar
Private browsing
Shortcuts for your favourite applications right on your desktop

Users can download the new browser at http://www.google.com/chrome.

View and Manage Downloads from a Statusbar in Firefox

Saeed — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:34:28 +0000

I have been a die-hard fan of Firefox since atleast 5 years now and have come across some fantastic add-ons during this time. Never thought about going back to Internet Explorer, to tell the truth. Here’s a but about a must-have Firefox add-on which has very nicely been described in this article I came across today.

Download Statusbar is a Firefox Extension for users who do not want the Firefox download window to get in way of their browsing.

This Firefox addon is recommended for users who download files very often and using this addon they will be able to view and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar instead of the download window.

The fully customizable interface of this Firefox addon auto-hides when not in use, allowing full control without interruption.

Users can pause/resume a file download with single-click and can open or run a completed file with double-click. Other interesting feature of this addon is the in-line preview of percent done, speed in KBs, KBs downloaded so far and remaining time. A virus scanner can also be configured to auto-scan a file when it completes.

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